| taenia hydatigena and taenia multiceps infections in snowdonia, u.k. i. farm dogs as definitive hosts. | | 1979 | 487053 |
| taenia hydatigena and taenia multiceps infections in snowdonia, u.k. ii. the role of hunting dogs and foxes as definitive hosts, and of sheep as intermediate hosts. | | 1979 | 487054 |
| an attempt to treat the larval stage of taenia multiceps and a résumé of its neural and extraneural distribution in sheep. | | 1978 | 754127 |
| coenurus infestation of eye and orbit. | histopathologic examination of an eye with severe anterior uveitis and a whitish retrolental tumor in a 43-year-old woman, and of an orbital cystic tumor in a 2-year-old girl, showed the presence of coenurus, the bladderworm of multiceps multiceps. the single bladder of coenurus may contain hundreds of scoleces. intraocular coenurus is most often located in the subretinal space. | 1976 | 945727 |
| localization of some enzymes in polycephalic larvae of two species of the genus multiceps (cestoda). | the histochemical distribution of alkaline phosphatase (aip), acid phosphatase (acp) and nonspecific esterase (ne) has been determined in polycephalic larvae of the species multiceps multiceps leske, 1870 and m. endothoracicus kirschenblat, 1948. in the scolex anlages of both species, an activity of these enzymes has been determined in sites associated with growth and with the transport of metabolites. in a young larva of m. multiceps, the activity of aip, acp and ne was strong in the entire pro ... | 1976 | 1034589 |
| letter: multiceps multiceps in early south australian flocks. | | 1975 | 1101875 |
| [the helminth fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes linnaeus 1758) in north hesse and east westphalia. 1. cestodes]. | between november 1989 and june 1990 a total number of 397 foxes were examined for the presence of cestodes. the animals came from the districts of arnsberg, detmold and kassel. in 16.4% of the foxes infections with echinococcus multilocularis were found, in 28.5% taenia crassiceps, in 14.4% taenia polyacantha, in 4.3% mesocestoides spp., in 3.3% multiceps multiceps, in 2.5% hydatigera taeniaeformis, in 0.8% taenia hydatigena and in 0.3% taenia martis. infections with echinococcus multilocularis ... | 1992 | 1396164 |
| [peritoneal infestation by tenia multiceps multiceps. an exceptional case of obstructive jaundice]. | the authors report an extraordinary case of obstructive icterus by endoperitoneal multiceps multiceps tenia cyst compressing bile ducts. the authors dwell upon the parasite's behaving the uncommon localization. | 1992 | 1529143 |
| modification of accessory activity of sheep monocytes in vitro by a coenurus antigen from taenia multiceps. | a factor in taenia multiceps coenurus fluid (tmcf) has previously been shown to modify the accessory activity of murine macrophages in vivo and in vitro. the factor (tmcf-f24) has been purified by ion exchange in a fast protein liquid chromatography (fplc) system. this study was conducted to determine whether tmcf-f24 is an antigen in naturally occurring cerebral coenuriasis, and whether it can also modify normal sheep blood monocytes. specific igg antibodies to tmcf-f24 were detected, using eli ... | 1992 | 1595191 |
| modification of cellular immunity by taenia multiceps (cestoda): accessory macrophages and cd4+ lymphocytes are affected by two different coenurus factors. | taenia multiceps coenurus fluid was analysed by fast protein liquid chromatography in order to separate the factors responsible for previously reported modification of immunological activity in macrophages and t-cells. one factor, f7, was found to be mitogenic for murine l3t4+ t-cells, to be macrophage dependent, to require macrophage compatibility at the i region of the h2 complex, to increase the sensitivity of t-cells to regulatory signals from macrophages and to increase the rate of generati ... | 1991 | 1682871 |
| lymphoreticular responses to metacestodes: taenia multiceps (cestoda) can modify interaction between accessory cells and responder cells during lymphocyte activation. | this study was designed to test the accessory function of macrophages after activation with products of taenia multiceps coenuri. activation was carried out by intraperitoneal injection of mice with coenurus fluid or protoscolex culture supernatant, and function was assessed by adding these macrophages in progressively increasing numbers to macrophage-depleted lymphocyte cultures transforming under the influence of plant mitogens or coenurus-fluid mitogen. in contrast to normal macrophages, whic ... | 1991 | 2038498 |
| long-term follow-up of the surgical treatment of intracranial coenurosis. | intracranial infestation by the coenurus of the tapeworm taenia multiceps is a rare occurrence in humans, with about 55 cases having been reported so far. although most of these cases were observed in african or south american countries, the illness was occassionally found also in sheep-raising areas of western europe and the united states. out of 4 personal cases, who were operated upon over an 18-year-period, 2 were neurologically intact respectively 20 and 3 years following surgical treatment ... | 1990 | 2334526 |
| immunization of sheep against the larval stage of taenia multiceps. | a trial with 200 ewes and 127 lambs showed that vaccination of lambs with 2 doses of oncosphere secretory antigen (osa) 4 weeks apart, at either 4-8 and 8-12 weeks or at 12-16 and 16-20 weeks of age, was equally effective in protecting them against infestation with the larval stage of taenia multiceps. in this trial, the lambs of ewes, vaccinated with osa when they were 90 and again 120 days pregnant, were as susceptible to infestation as the lambs of untreated control ewes. another trial to pro ... | 1987 | 3306549 |
| a method for estimating the age of coenuri of taenia multiceps recovered from the brains of sheep. | the age of coenurus metacestodes from the brains of sheep has been estimated by counting the average number of scolices in each cluster on the coenurus wall and relating it to a calculated regression line derived from an examination of cysts of known age. the method has been applied to 17 natural infections and its value is discussed. | 1987 | 3672828 |
| occurrence and biochemical characteristics of cestode lymphocyte mitogens. | the cestodes echinococcus granulosus, taenia multiceps, t. pisiformis, t. hydatigena, hymenolepis diminuta, moniezia expansa and anoplocephala perfoliata all produced substances that stimulated thymidine incorporation by whole blood lymphocyte cultures. this mitogenic activity was demonstrated in metacestode cyst fluids, live protoscoleces and scoleces, parasite culture supernatants, and extracts of adult parasites. t. multiceps metacestode cyst fluid mitogen adhered to, but would not pass throu ... | 1987 | 3822512 |
| [biological cycle of multiceps multiceps isolated from man in the larval stage]. | | 1985 | 4040206 |
| taenia multiceps larva from a gemsbok. | | 1972 | 4664320 |
| [current state of the diffusion of cerebral cenuriasis (coenurus of taenia multiceps multiceps) in sheep and humans in sardinia]. | | 1971 | 5152929 |
| [multiceps multiceps (leske 1780) in dogs in poland]. | | 1970 | 5529985 |
| comparative observations on infection rates of normal and anomalous taenia multiceps in laboratory mice. | | 1968 | 5641042 |
| studies on carbohydrates in tissues and coenurus fluid of larval taenia multiceps from normal and alloxanized mice. | | 1968 | 5740545 |
| a critical study of the taxonomy of taenia pisiformis bloch, 1780; multiceps multiceps (leske, 1780); and hydatigera taeniaeformis batsch, 1786. | | 1965 | 5848820 |
| [a case of the acinous form of meningeal cysticercosis]. | a case of chronic cerebrospinal meningitis is described which caused considerable diagnostic difficulties. postmortem examination demonstrated parasitic character of the disease. although all cysts were sterile, the authors suggest in the discussion that in the case the cause was infestation with the larval from of the canine tapeworm taenia multiceps. | 1984 | 6483082 |
| some host factors which influence the epidemiology of taenia multiceps infections in sheep. | | 1984 | 6486930 |
| some factors affecting the eggs of taenia multiceps: their transmission onto pasture and their viability. | | 1984 | 6541465 |
| isolation of two lipoprotein antigens from the metacestodes of taenia hydatigena (pallas, 1766) and taenia multiceps (leske, 1780) and their evaluation in sero-diagnosis. | two identical host contaminant-free lipoprotein antigens were isolated from the metacestodes of t. hydatigena and t. multiceps, of which antigen 1 was more reactive than antigen 2. these antigens appear to be identical with antigens b and a, respectively, and antigen 2 with arc 5 of echinococcus granulosus described by other workers. attempts to use these antigens in serodiagnosis showed that only in the indirect haemagglutination (iha) technique was there any increased sensitivity and specifici ... | 1982 | 6819681 |
| investigation of effects of some immunoadjuvants and routes of antigen administration in raising antibodies in rabbits against metacestode cyst antigens of taenia multiceps. | the relative efficiency of depot (freund's complete adjuvant (fca) and saponin), and non-depot (corynebacterium parvum strain p. acnes i, c. parvum strain imi585, and levamisole) immunoadjuvants were compared in raising agglutinating and precipitating antibodies against the metacestode fluid of taenia multiceps of sheep origin (tmcf). haemagglutinating but not precipitating antibodies were detectable during the period of primary immunisation. precipitating antibodies of higher titre were produce ... | 1983 | 6875260 |
| treatment of the larval stage of taenia multiceps with praziquantel. | five sheep were infested orally with 5,500 eggs of taenia multiceps and were treated with praziquantel (droncit, bayer) when they showed typical nervous signs of coenuriasis. two sheep were treated with praziquantel at 100 mg/kg live mass per day for 5 days, 2 sheep at the same dosage for 2 days and one animal at 50 mg/kg per day for 5 days. no viable coenuri were recovered from any of these animals. this is the only anthelmintic that is known to be effective against this parasite, but its cost ... | 1982 | 7120267 |
| observations on the course of taenia multiceps infections in sheep: clinical signs and post-mortem findings. | | 1982 | 7150943 |
| preliminary report on the stimulation of immunity to the larval stage of taenia multiceps. | the efficacy of oncosphere secretory antigen (osa) in protecting sheep against the larval stage of taenia multiceps was assessed in 47 sheep in 2 trials. in the pilot trial no cerebral coenuri were found in 3 sheep which were treated with osa 28 and 14 days before challenge with 6 000 eggs of t. multiceps. cerebral coenuri were present in 3 untreated controls. in the second experiment 30 sheep were similarly treated with osa and challenged with 5 000 eggs of t. multiceps, while 11 sheep served a ... | 1982 | 7175904 |
| preliminary investigations into the immunization of lambs against infection with taenia multiceps metacestodes. | two trials were carried out to investigate the protective value of various antigens in the immunization of lambs against taenia multiceps metacestode infections. the first trial involved groups of 5 or 6 lambs immunized with activated t. multiceps oncospheres; activated t. hydatigena oncospheres; t. multiceps coenurus fluid antigens, and two untreated control groups. all except one of the control groups were challenged orally with t. multiceps oncospheres 5 weeks later. the results of the trial ... | 1982 | 7201194 |
| racemose cysticercus in human brain. a case report. | a case of invasion of the brain of a 48-year-old man, a native of louisiana, by a larval tapeworm is described. inasmuch as there were no scolices or rostellar hooks present the parasite was identified as a racemose cysticercus which could be either a sterile coenurus of taenia multiceps (= multiceps multiceps), taenia serialis (= multiceps serialis), or an aberrant cysticercus of taenia solium or of a different species of taenia. most of the parasite was removed surgically with a preoperative d ... | 1981 | 7258483 |
| metacestodes of sheep with special reference to their epidemiological status, pathogenesis and economic implications in fars province, iran. | this study was undertaken over a period of 2 years. of 7992 sheep examined, 2088 (26.12%), 2266 (28.36%), 15 (0.19%) and 738 (9.8%) were infected with echinococcus granulosus, taenia hydatigena, taenia ovis and taenia multiceps metacestodes, respectively. the prevalence was higher in animals belonging to migratory tribal people than in those owned by the permanent residents of fars province. dogs in the former group also showed significantly higher levels of infection with e. granulosus (33.3%) ... | 1994 | 8171825 |
| taenia multiceps (cestoda): ia antigen expression and prostaglandin secretion by parasite-modified, murine peritoneal macrophages. | taenia multiceps secretions modify accessory cell activity in macrophages. the present experiments were designed to elucidate the cellular mechanisms involved. while normal, murine peritoneal macrophages amplified mitogen-activated t-cell proliferation, macrophages modified by exposure to parasite secretions inhibited this proliferation. the modified behaviour was shown by glutaraldehyde-fixed as well as living macrophages, and modification was inducible by fplc fraction 24 of coenurus fluid and ... | 1996 | 8758551 |
| immunological activities of a lymphocyte mitogen isolated from coenurus fluid of taenia multiceps (cestoda). | the purification of a mitogen from taenia multiceps coenurus fluid has been previously reported. in the present study, this activity, which was independent of endotoxin, stimulated the expression of lymphocyte il-2 and fc receptors, enhanced mitotic response to phylohaemogglutinin and concanavalin a and antagonised the previously described suppressive effects of the macrophage modifying fraction of coenurus fluid. the mitogen also increased peritoneal macrophage count and viability, fc receptor ... | 1997 | 9208030 |
| human coenurosis in north america: case reports and review. | coenurosis is a zoonotic disease of humans caused by the larval stage of taenia (multiceps) species. in north america, the adult tapeworm of taenia (multiceps) serialis is found in canids. the cystic larval forms (coenuri) are found in hares, rabbits, squirrels, and, rarely, in humans. we review in clinical detail the fifth case reported from north america, involving a child with extensive central nervous system involvement. we also report a sixth case, involving an adult with an intramuscular c ... | 1998 | 9770151 |
| coenurus cerebralis infection in ethiopian highland sheep: incidence and observations on pathogenesis and clinical signs. | an investigation was carried out at debre berhan, ethiopia, between 1996 and 1997, into the epidemiology of coenurosis in menz and horro breeds of sheep. a total of 37 heads from clinically sick and 183 heads from apparently healthy sheep were examined post mortem for the presence of the cystic larvae of taenia multiceps, of which 37 and 5 heads, respectively, contained 1 to 8 coenurus cysts (diameter 0.8 to 6.5 cm). the bladder worms were located in the cerebral hemisphere in 96% of the cases ( ... | 1999 | 10399813 |
| nadh dehydrogenase subunit 1 and cytochrome c oxidase subunit i sequences compared for members of the genus taenia (cestoda). | nine members of the genus taenia (taenia taeniaeformis, taenia hydatigena, taenia pisiformis, taenia ovis, taenia multiceps, taenia serialis, taenia saginata, taenia solium and the asian taenia) were characterised by their mitochondrial nadh dehydrogenase subunit 1 gene sequences and their genetic relationships were compared with those derived from the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 sequence data. the extent of inter-taxon sequence difference in nadh dehydrogenase subunit 1 (approximately 5.9-30 ... | 1999 | 10961852 |
| effect of short-term coyote removal on populations of coyote helminths. | coyote (canis latrans) removal programs often are initiated despite the potential population regulatory mechanism of parasitism with increased coyote density. we investigated the effect of intensive, short-term coyote removal on population levels of helminths in juvenile and adult coyotes from western texas. coyotes were killed by aerial gunning every 3 mo for 2 yr on two 5,000 ha areas, which reduced the overall coyote density of these areas by about 50%. two other 5,000 ha areas were used as c ... | 2002 | 11838229 |
| prevalence of taenia multiceps in sheep in northern jordan. | from march 1996 to february 1997, slaughtered-sheeps' heads were examined for the metacestode of taenia multiceps. out of 451 sheep heads, only 12 (3%) were infested. all cysts but one were in the age group 0.5-2.5 years old, with prevalence of 10% (11 of 108). eleven of 12 infested heads were found during the spring and autumn seasons. out of 95 flocks involved in questionnaire survey unrelated to the abattoir survey, all the farmers reported the existence of the clinical signs known for coenur ... | 2002 | 12383656 |
| [a new host for the polycephalic cystic worms of taenia (multiceps) endothoracicus ja. d. kirchenblatt, 1948]. | | 1956 | 13342849 |
| ecological analyses of the intestinal helminth communities of the wolf, canis lupus, in spain. | this work describes the ecological characteristics of the intestinal helminth communities of 50 wolves (canis lupus l.) from spain. the species found were classified into three groups according to prevalence, intensity and intestinal distribution. taenia hydatigena pallas, 1766 and uncinaria stenocephala (railliet, 1884) are the core species of the community. taenia multiceps (leske, 1780) is a secondary species. the rest of the species, alaria alata (goeze, 1782), taenia serialis (gervais, 1847 ... | 2003 | 14535350 |
| [a case of cerebral coenurosis]. | in this article the authors describe a case of cerebral coenurosis, a rare infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm taenia multiceps, encountered during their professional practice. the specific epidemiological elements, linked to the parasitic lifecycle in dogs, will also be covered. the authors consider the diagnostic, pathologic and clinical elements that allow differential diagnosis with respect to neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection caused by the larval form of other cesto ... | 2004 | 15711135 |
| clinicopathologic observations on coenurus cerebralis in naturally infected sheep. | twelve sheep from 7 different flocks consisting of approximately 150-250 animals each were diagnosed with coenurosis caused by the larval stage of taenia multiceps. ataxia, incoordination, drowsiness, hind leg paralysis and coma were the most prominent clinical symptoms. monocytosis and lymphocytosis were observed upon hematological examination. creatin kinase (ckbb) levels of the animals varied between 421 and 495 u/l. cysts were commonly localized in the parietal and frontal lobes of the brain ... | 2005 | 15801624 |
| genetic variation within taenia multiceps in sardinia, western mediterranean (italy). | investigations were undertaken on taenia multiceps to determine if genetic variation was present within the parasites of sardinia (italy). forty samples were obtained from various locations of sardinia and deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) was extracted. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was performed on nadh dehydrogenase i (nd1) and cytochrome c subunit 1 (co1) mitochondrial genes and amplicons were then sequenced and aligned with bioedit software. pairwise comparison between the nd1 sequences of the ... | 2006 | 16614827 |
| intra-medullary cyst of the spinal cord due to the cestode multiceps multiceps in the coenurus stage: report of a case. | | 1949 | 16810830 |
| helminthologic survey of the wolf (canis lupus) in estonia, with an emphasis on echinococcus granulosus. | carcasses of 26 wolves were collected during the 2000/2001 and 2003/2004 hunting seasons and examined for helminths. thirteen helminth species were recorded: one trematode (alaria alata), seven cestodes (diphyllobothrium latum, mesocestoides lineatus, taenia hydatigena, taenia multiceps, taenia ovis, taenia pisiformis, and echinococcus granulosus), and five nematode species (uncinaria stenocephala, toxascaris leonina, toxocara canis, trichinella nativa, and trichinella britovi). the most common ... | 2006 | 16870858 |
| updates on morphobiology, epidemiology and molecular characterization of coenurosis in sheep. | taenia multiceps (leske, 1780) is a taeniid cestode that in its adult stage lives in the small intestine of dogs and other canids. the metacestode, previously known as coenurus cerebralis, is usually found in the nervous system including brain and spinal cord in sheep and other ruminants. the presence of cysts typically leads to neurological symptoms that in the majority of cases result in the death of the animal from starvation after some weeks. coenurosis could cause high losses in sheep farms ... | 2006 | 16881398 |
| a study on intestinal helminthes of dogs, foxes and jackals in the western part of iran. | human infection especially with helminth parasites is an emerging health issue, as the human environment is increasingly shared with infected animals, either pets or wild life. in this survey, the intestinal content of 83 stray dogs, 22 red foxes and 10 golden jackals collected from the west azarbaijan, kordestan and kermanshah provinces in the west of iran, were studied for the presence of helminth parasites. the percentage of different species recovered from these animals is listed as follows: ... | 2006 | 16899340 |
| a survey of taenia multiceps coenurosis in sardinian sheep. | a survey was carried out to assess the occurrence of coenurus cerebralis infection in sardinian sheep. a prevalence of 0.35% was observed when 566 regularly slaughtered sheep were examined. however, in 120 sheep with suspected symptoms of coenurosis examined from november 2001 to october 2002, a total of 299 cerebral coenurosis lesions were observed with an incidence of 1% per year. lesions were classified as migratory, cystic and secondary. most migratory lesions were found in sheep aged 3-6 mo ... | 2007 | 16973285 |
| [imported coenurosis in sheep]. | thirteen sheep from a milk producing farm in the canton of grisons that presented chronic coenurosis were examined and subjected to treatment trials at the veterinary hospital in zurich. symptoms were first observed around two months after the import of two dogs from italy (abruzza) of which one was infected with taenia multiceps and echinococcus granulosus. the most frequently observed clinical symptoms of the sheep were reduced general condition, circling, reduced menace reflex, apathy, unstea ... | 2006 | 17024978 |
| intra-medullary cyst of the spinal cord due to the cestode multiceps multiceps in the coenurus stage; report of a case. | | 1949 | 18124045 |
| huge hemispheric intraparenchymal cyst caused by taenia multiceps in a child. case report. | the authors report an unusual case of a huge intraparenchymal cyst in a 4-year-old girl caused by taenia multiceps infection. after surgical removal of the cyst, the child recovered completely. brain infestation by coenurus is a rare disease, mainly reported in africa, with a few case reports from patients in developed countries. humans, especially young children, become intermediate hosts by ingesting eggs passed in the excrement of a definitive host, usually carnivores. in such cases, high mor ... | 2007 | 18154024 |
| vaccination with recombinant oncosphere antigens reduces the susceptibility of sheep to infection with taenia multiceps. | taenia multiceps is a cestode parasite, the larval stage of which encysts in the brain of sheep, goats and cattle causing an often fatal condition. the parasite also causes zoonotic infections in humans. homologues of the recombinant oncosphere vaccine antigens from taenia ovis and other taenia species were identified in t. multiceps. sequencing of the associated t. multiceps genes and cloning of the encoding mrna has revealed conserved features in the genes and proteins. the t. multiceps oncosp ... | 2008 | 18160069 |
| epidemiology and control prospects of foodborne parasitic zoonoses in the european union. | in the 27 member states of the european union, zoonotic parasites transmitted by food are circulating with different prevalence according to the country, the environmental conditions, the human behaviour, and the socio-economic level. foodborne parasites can be divided in two main groups according to the way of transmission to humans. these foodborne parasites reach the human beings through the consumption of raw infected food such as muscle tissues of different animal species (toxoplasma gondii ... | 2008 | 18693552 |
| helminth parasites of the wolf canis lupus from latvia. | thirty-four wolves were collected between 2003 and 2008 from throughout latvia and examined for helminths. a total of 17 helminth species were recorded: the trematode alaria alata (85.3%); the cestodes diphyllobothrium latum (2.9%), echinococcus granulosus (2.9%), echinococcus multilocularis (5.9%), mesocestoides lineatus (5.9%), taenia crassiceps (8.8%), taenia hydatigena (41.2%), taenia (ovis) krabbei (8.8%), taenia multiceps (47.1%), taenia pisiformis (20.6%), taenia polyacantha (11.8%), taen ... | 2009 | 19138449 |
| preliminary field trial of a vaccine against coenurosis caused by taenia multiceps. | taenia multiceps is a taeniid cestode that in its adult stage lives in the small intestine of dogs and other canids. in the intermediate hosts, the larval stage of t. multiceps causes coenurosis, a common disease in the cns of ruminants, which typically leads to the death of the infected animals. recent research into new methods for control of coenurosis and other taeniid cestode infections such as hydatidosis has identified vaccination as a potentially valuable new tool. in order to test the ap ... | 2009 | 19345506 |
| echinococcus granulosus and other intestinal helminths in semi-stray dogs in tunisia: infection and re-infection rates. | assessing the baseline prevalence and the re-infection rate of e. granulosus and other cestodes in dogs is important for a control program based on regular dog dosing treatment with praziquantel mainly to young rural dogs. | 2008 | 19472727 |
| [immune protection of recombinant membrane protein against taenia multiceps larvae in sheep]. | to investigate the immune protection of the recombinant membrane protein(45m) against larvae of taenia multiceps in sheep. | 2009 | 20066992 |
| on the identity of multiceps multiceps (leske, 1780), m. gaigeri hall, 1916, and m. serialis (gervalis, 1845), with a review of these and similar forms in man and animals. | | 1946 | 20244140 |
| a survey of victorian canine and vulpine parasites; platyhelminthes other than taenia multiceps, taenia ovis and echinococcus graulossus. | | 1946 | 20290803 |
| taenia multiceps: a rare human cestode infection in israel. | brain infestation caused by the metacestode of taenia multiceps is a rare phenomenon in humans, but is fairly common among sheep in mediterranean countries. no more than 150 human cases have been reported. in this present study, we report an unusual case of a huge intra-parenchymal cyst in a four-year-old girl caused by t. multiceps. no cross-reactivity between echinococcus granulosus and t. multiceps antigens was demonstrated. after surgical removal of the cyst, followed by chemotherapeutic tre ... | 2008 | 20411489 |
| pathological, molecular, and biochemical characterization of coenurus gaigeri in iranian native goats. | coenurus gaigeri is the larval stage of taenia multiceps gaigeri, which infects the muscles of goats and, to a lesser extent, sheep. metacestodes of the goat such as coenurus cerebralis, cysticercus tenuicollis, cysticercus ovis, and hydatid cysts have been extensively studied. however, because of the uncommon occurrence of c. gaigeri, very few records exist of its biology, pathogenesis, and pathology. therefore, an investigation was conducted in the summer of 2008 at shiraz slaughterhouse, wher ... | 2010 | 20469949 |
| non-cerebral coenurosis in goats. | three hundred carcasses of young goats aged between 3 and 6 months were found to be infested with cysts at routine meat inspection at an abattoir in dubai in 2008. two types of cestode larvae were situated in the liver, abdominal cavities, under the skin and between the fasciae of the skeletal muscles. sixty-two typical coenuri loaded with multiple scolices (between 46 and 474) and situated in clusters (between 6 and 17) at the inner membrane of the bladder were recorded in numbers between one a ... | 2010 | 20502917 |
| complete mitochondrial genomes of taenia multiceps, t. hydatigena and t. pisiformis: additional molecular markers for a tapeworm genus of human and animal health significance. | mitochondrial genomes provide a rich source of molecular variation of proven and widespread utility in molecular ecology, population genetics and evolutionary biology. the tapeworm genus taenia includes a diversity of tapeworm parasites of significant human and veterinary importance. here we add complete sequences of the mt genomes of t. multiceps, t. hydatigena and t. pisiformis, to a data set of 4 published mtdnas in the same genus. seven complete mt genomes of taenia species are used to compa ... | 2010 | 20649981 |
| the complete mitochondrial genomes of three cestode species of taenia infecting animals and humans. | mitochondrial (mt) genome sequences provide useful markers for investigating population genetic structures, systematics and phylogenetics of organisms. although taenia multiceps, t. hydatigena, and t. taeniaeformis are common taeniid tapeworms of ruminants, pigs, dogs, or cats, causing significant economic losses, no published study on their mt genomes is available. the complete mt genomes of t. multiceps, t. hydatigena, and t. taeniaeformis were amplified in two overlapping fragments and then s ... | 2010 | 20922482 |
| a survey of victorian canine and vulpine parasites; material and methods used in the investigation; taenia multiceps, taenia ovis and echinococcus granulosus. | | 1946 | 21028683 |
| prevalence and molecular characterization of bovine coenurosis from eastern anatolian region of turkey. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence and molecular characteristics of coenurus cerebralis, the metacestode of taenia multiceps in cattle from erzurum province located in eastern region of turkey between november 2009 and april 2010. five of 1045 brains of cattle (0.47%) were found to be infected with coenurus cysts. the characteristics and morphology of c. cerebralis were seen in all the cysts. the cyts from three infected cattle were genetically analyzed and confirmed to be t. m ... | 2010 | 21074326 |
| cerebral coenurosis mimicking hydatid disease - report of two cases from south india. | coenurosis, a rare zoonotic disease caused by the larval form of taenia multiceps (bladderworm) is common in sheep rearing countries, but human infections are rare. central nervous system involvement produces large giant sized cysts that radiologically closely mimic hydatid cysts. most human infections resulting in cerebral coenuri have been reported from europe and africa. we report two cases of cerebral coenurosis from india, the first in a 55-year-old male presenting with a large cystic lesio ... | 2011 | 21176715 |
| first report of coenurosis in sheep in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | this paper reports the first case of coenurosis in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. this disease is caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm taenia multiceps (leske, 1780). the animal in which the disease was diagnosed was an 18-month-old ewe from an endemic area of southern brazil as an imported animal among a group of 30 sheep. the clinic-pathological condition was that commonly found in herbivores affected by the disease, especially sheep. apathy, nystagmus, intermittent blindness, ... | 2010 | 21184708 |
| strategies for optimal expression of vaccine antigens from taeniid cestode parasites in escherichia coli. | investigations were undertaken into optimizing the expression of cestode parasite vaccine antigens in the bacterium, escherichia coli to levels sufficient for mass production. a strategy to genetically engineer the antigens and improve their expression in e. coli was investigated. plasmid constructs encoding truncated parasite antigens were prepared, leading to removal of n and c-terminal hydrophobic domains of the antigens. this approach was found to be an effective strategy for improving expre ... | 2011 | 21222242 |
| sequence variability in two mitochondrial dna regions and internal transcribed spacer among three cestodes infecting animals and humans from china. | sequence variability in two mitochondrial dna (mtdna) regions, namely cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and nadh dehydrogenase subunit 4 (nad4), and internal transcribed spacer (its) of rdna among and within three cestodes, spirometra erinaceieuropaei, taenia multiceps and taenia hydatigena, from different geographical origins in china was examined. a portion of the cox1 (pcox1), nad4 genes (pnad4) and the its (its1+5.8s rdna+its2) were amplified separately from individual cestodes by polyme ... | 2011 | 21745429 |
| [cloning and sequence analysis of thioredoxin peroxidase gene from taenia multiceps]. | protoscoleces of taenia multiceps were collected from the naturally infected sheep and total rna was extracted. specific primers were designed according to tahe2-d11 mrna sequence and t. multiceps thioredoxin peroxidase gene (tmtpx) was amplified by rt-pcr. pcr products were ligated into pmd18-t vector and transformed to e. coli dh5alpha. the recombinant plasmids were identified by restriction digestion and sequencing. a 614 bp cdna was amplified. the tmtpx open reading frame (591 bp) encoded a ... | 2011 | 21823330 |
| MRS Findings in Cerebral Coenurosis due to Taenia Multiceps. | Cerebral coenurosis due to Taenia multiceps is a rare infection with no case reports from India. A 55-year-old male patient had presented with progressive symptoms of hemiparesis of 1-year duration. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the lesion was performed that showed a septated cystic lesion in left parieto-occipital lobe. Multivoxel MRS through the lesion was performed using repetition time of 1500 ms and time to echo of 144 ms at 3T MRI. MRS showe ... | 2011 | 21699611 |
| Genetic variation of the 8-kDa glycoprotein family from Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia multiceps and Taenia hydatigena. | Echinococcosis, coenurosis and cysticercosis are debilitating diseases which prevail in China. Immunological diagnosis of metacestodosis is important in disease control. The 8-kDa glycoproteins from taeniid cestodes have successfully been used for diagnosis of human cysticercosis in immunological assays. The aim of the present study was to investigate genetic variations and phylogenetic relationships of the 8-kDa proteins for evaluating the possibility of utilizing these proteins as diagnostic a ... | 2011 | 22040491 |
| survey on coenurosis in sheep and goats in egypt. | a total of 75 sheep and goats from apparently healthy and from clinically affected flocks were examined for coenurus cerebralis cysts from different localities in egypt. of 25 animals examined from clinically diseased sheep and goats, 25 (100%) revealed the presence of infestation with one to four coenuri in the brain. the sites of predilection were the left hemisphere (48%), followed by the right hemisphere (40%) and the cerebellum (12%). there was no apparent effect of the age of sheep and goa ... | 2011 | 21947971 |
| Coprological survey of alimentary tract parasites in dogs from Zambia and evaluation of a coproantigen assay for canine echinococcosis. | Faecal samples were collected from the rectum of 540 domestic dogs from four districts (Lusaka, Katete, Petauke and Luangwa) in Zambia between 2005 and 2006 and prevalences of canine alimentary tract parasites were determined by coprological examination. Thirteen different ova and parasites including strongyle (43·3%), Spirocerca lupi (18·7%), taeniid (13·1%), Toxocara canis (7·6%), Sarcocystis sp.* (7·5%), Isospora sp.* (5·7%), Physaloptera sp.* (4·6%), Capillaria sp.* (2·8%), Dipylidium cani ... | 2011 | 22185947 |
| prevalence, predilection sites and pathological findings of taenia multiceps coenuri in slaughtered goats from south-east iran. | coenurosis is a zoonotic disease in a variety of ruminants caused by the metacestode of taenia multiceps. the coenuri in the brain and spinal cord of sheep and goats have been identified as coenurus cerebralis whilst those reported in other tissues have been named coenurus gaigeri. this study was conducted during the spring and summer of 2011. out of 25 739 goats inspected in slaughterhouses, 23 carcasses (0.09%) revealed one or multiple visible swellings on the different muscles and visceral or ... | 2012 | 23327321 |
| morphological and molecular characterization of bovine coenurosis in sardinia, italy. | coenurosis is a central nervous system disease of wild and domestic ruminants caused by coenurus cerebralis, a bladder worm stage of taenia multiceps). even in sardinia island, this metacestode seems to be widespread in sheep (scala et al. vet parasitol 143(3-4):294-298, 2007) where coenurosis is an important health problem (varcasia et al. parasitol res 99(5):622-626, 2006) the last and unique report of coenurosis in cattle was in 1990 (cubeddu et al. 1990). in the present paper, a case of bovi ... | 2012 | 23274489 |
| intestinal helminth parasites of the grey wolf (canis lupus l.) in serbia. | the grey wolf (canis lupus l.) is the most widespread large carnivore in europe with large populations in the eastern part of europe and the balkan peninsula. in this study, a total of 102 wolves were examined for intestinal helminth parasites. the carcasses were collected within the serbian part of the wolf's range during the period 2009-2014. nine helminth species were found: one nematode, toxocara canis (3.9%), one trematode, alaria alata (1.0%), and seven cestodes, taenia pisiformis (1.0%), ... | 2015 | 26051257 |
| levels of infection of intestinal helminth species in the golden jackal canis aureus from serbia. | during the past decade, golden jackal populations have substantially increased, yet little is known of their potential for transmitting parasites within animal and human hosts. in the present study, between 2005 and 2010, 447 jackals from six localities in serbia were examined for intestinal parasites. two species of trematodes (alaria alata, pseudamphistomum truncatum), three nematodes (toxocara canis, ancylostoma caninum, gongylonema sp.), and seven cestodes (taenia pisiformis, taenia hydatige ... | 2015 | 23941681 |
| survey on helminths in the small intestine of wild foxes in qinghai, china. | the intestinal helminth fauna of tibetan sand foxes (vulpes ferrilata) and red foxes (vulpes vulpes) inhabiting in qinghai, china, was evaluated by conducting necropsy of hunted foxes and fecal egg examination of field-collected feces. in northeast and south qinghai, 36 foxes were necropsied, and the species of foxes and the parasites detected were identified by the dna barcoding. in 27 red foxes and 9 tibetan sand foxes examined, mesocestoides litteratus (total prevalence: 64%), toxascaris leon ... | 2013 | 23749034 |
| an epidemiological survey on intestinal helminths of stray dogs in mashhad, north-east of iran. | this research was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in stray dogs in the northeast of iran, with special attention to those parasites that can be transmitted to human. in this experiment, a total of 72 adult and 18 juvenile stray dogs were collected and necropsied for the presence of helminth parasites from october 2011 to august 2012. the overall prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths was 86 % (95 % ci: 79.2-92.8 %). the observed helminths of the gastrointest ... | 2015 | 26064015 |
| detailed transcriptome description of the neglected cestode taenia multiceps. | the larval stage of taenia multiceps, a global cestode, encysts in the central nervous system (cns) of sheep and other livestock. this frequently leads to their death and huge socioeconomic losses, especially in developing countries. this parasite can also cause zoonotic infections in humans, but has been largely neglected due to a lack of diagnostic techniques and studies. recent developments in next-generation sequencing provide an opportunity to explore the transcriptome of t. multiceps. | 2012 | 23049872 |
| helminth infections of stray dogs from garmsar, semnan province, central iran. | the aim was to study the gastro-intestinal helminths of stray dogs of garmsar, semnan province, central iran, and its impacts on human health and animal production. | 2010 | 22347264 |
| detection of taeniid (taenia spp., echinococcus spp.) eggs contaminating vegetables and fruits sold in european markets and the risk for metacestode infections in captive primates. | due to frequent cases of alveolar echinococcosis (ae) in captive primates in europe, 141 samples of food, which consisting of vegetables and fruits, were investigated for contamination with egg-dna of taeniids. each sample consisted of at least 40 heads of lettuce as well as various vegetables and fruits. the samples were purchased at different times of the year: either from september to november (autumn), originating from greenhouses or fields in the basel region in the north of switzerland, or ... | 2016 | 27556010 |
| systematic review and meta-analysis of metacestodes prevalence in small ruminants in ethiopia. | metacestodes, the larval stages of canid cestode parasites, are among the causes of morbidity, mortality and financial losses in small ruminants in ethiopia as a result of organ and carcass condemnation at slaughter. several studies have been conducted over the years; however, these studies often had limited scope and coverage. this systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to collate the information so far available in order to provide a pooled prevalence estimate at national level and ... | 2016 | 27317327 |
| high-resolution melting analysis (hrm) for differentiation of four major taeniidae species in dogs taenia hydatigena, taenia multiceps, taenia ovis, and echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto. | tapeworms of the genus taenia include several species of important parasites with considerable medical and veterinary significance. accurate identification of these species in dogs is the prerequisite of any prevention and control program. here, we have applied an efficient method for differentiating four major taeniid species in dogs, i.e., taenia hydatigena, t. multiceps, t. ovis, and echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto. high-resolution melting (hrm) analysis is simpler, less expensive, and ... | 2016 | 27008188 |
| generation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for 18 kda antigen from taenia solium cysticerci. | the gene encoding a mature 18 kda glycoprotein of taenia solium cysticerci (ts18) was cloned and bacterially expressed with a his-tagged fusion protein. monoclonal antibodies (mabs) against the recombinant ts18 antigen were generated in vitro by routine murine hybridoma technique of fusing splenocytes, from balb/c mice immunized with the vesicular fluid of t. solium cysticerci (tsvf), with mouse myeloma cells (sp2/0). the reactivity and specificity of these mabs were evaluated by indirect elisa ... | 2016 | 26993086 |
| dissemination of parasites by animal movements in small ruminant farms. | the present paper discusses the spread of parasites by animal movements in small ruminant farms; it focuses in dissemination of parasitic forms that would lead to subsequent infection of sheep or goats. systems of small ruminant production involve a component of animal movement (e.g., grazing) as part of routine husbandry, which favors spread of parasitic forms; that refers mainly to parasites of the digestive system (nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, protozoa), as well as helminthes of the respi ... | 2015 | 26012856 |
| gp50 as a promising early diagnostic antigen for taenia multiceps infection in goats by indirect elisa. | coenurosis is caused by coenurus, the metacestode of taenia multiceps, which mainly parasitizes the brain and spinal cord of cattle, sheep and goats. to date, no widely-approved methods are available to identify early coenurus infection. | 2016 | 27903284 |
| an elisa using recombinant tmhsp70 for the diagnosis of taenia multiceps infections in goats. | infections with the tapeworm taenia multiceps are problematic for ruminant farming worldwide. here we develop a novel and rapid method for serodiagnosis of t. multiceps infections via an indirect elisa (ielisa) that uses a heat shock protein, namely, tmhsp70. we extracted the total rna of t. multiceps from the protoscoleces of cysts dissected from the brains of infected goats. subsequently, we successfully amplified, cloned and expressed the tmhsp70 gene in escherichia coli bl21 (de3). western b ... | 2015 | 26129973 |
| cloning and characterization of the fatty acid-binding protein gene from the protoscolex of taenia multiceps. | taenia multiceps (cestoda: taeniidae), a worldwide cestode parasite, is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis due to serious or fatal central nervous system disease commonly known as coenurosis in domestic and wild ruminants including humans. herein, a fatty acid-binding protein (fabp) gene was identified from transcriptomic data in t. multiceps. this gene, which contains a complete coding sequence, was amplified by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. the corresponding protei ... | 2013 | 23474657 |
| the nuclear 18s ribosomal rna gene as a source of phylogenetic information in the genus taenia. | most species of the genus taenia are of considerable medical and veterinary significance. in this study, complete nuclear 18s rrna gene sequences were obtained from seven members of genus taenia [taenia multiceps, taenia saginata, taenia asiatica, taenia solium, taenia pisiformis, taenia hydatigena, and taenia taeniaeformis] and a phylogeny inferred using these sequences. most of the variable sites fall within the variable regions, v1-v5. we show that sequences from the nuclear 18s ribosomal rna ... | 2013 | 23183704 |
| other cestodes: sparganosis, coenurosis and taenia crassiceps cysticercosis. | many cestodes are capable of invading the central nervous system (cns), and several are highly prevalent in the developing world. neurocysticercosis due to taenia solium and echinococcosis due to echinoccocus granulosus are two of the most common parasitic infections affecting humans, but other less well-known parasites can also infect the nervous system. coenurosis, caused by taenia spp. such as t. multiceps, t. serialis, or t. brauni; sparganosis, caused by spirometra spp., and neurocysticerco ... | 2013 | 23829923 |
| application of polymerase chain reaction on cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of cerebral coenurosis in small ruminants. | sheep and goats serve as intermediate hosts for the canine tapeworm taenia multiceps. the cysts produced by the intermediate stage of parasite are usually found in the cerebral hemispheres of small ruminants, and the resulting disease is commonly known as coenurosis. coenurosis is clinically manifested in the form of various nervous symptoms, depending on the exact location of the cyst. the variety of neurological symptoms contributes to the complexity of clinical diagnosis and reinforces the ne ... | 2015 | 26122997 |
| molecular characterization and detection of variants of taenia multiceps in sheep in turkey. | taenia multiceps is a cestode (family taeniidae) that in its adult stage lives in the small intestine of dogs and other canids. the metacestode, known as coenurus cerebralis, is usually found in the central nervous system including brain and spinal card in sheep and other ruminants. the presence of cysts typically leads to neurological symptoms that in the majority of cases result in the death of the animal. coenurosis could cause high losses in sheep farms because the disease commonly affects y ... | 2017 | 27707419 |
| cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of taenia multiceps. | we characterised the causative agents of cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis in livestock by determining the mitochondrial genotypes and morphological phenotypes of 52 taenia multiceps isolates from a wide geographical range in europe, africa, and western asia. three studies were conducted: (1) a morphological comparison of the rostellar hooks of cerebral and non-cerebral cysts of sheep and goats, (2) a morphological comparison of adult worms experimentally produced in dogs, and (3) a molecular ... | 2016 | 27630103 |
| morphology and genetic variability within taenia multiceps in ruminants from italy. | the aim of this study was to investigate the genetic variability and population structure of taenia multiceps, and to correlate morphological features of individual coenuri with haplotypes. a total of 92 animals (86 sheep; 4 goats; 1 cattle; 1 mouflon, ovis musimon) aged between 6-36 months showing clinical symptoms of cerebral coenurosis were included in this study. t. multiceps coenuri (n=118) sampled from live animals during routine surgery procedures or at post-mortem inspections were examin ... | 2016 | 27198798 |
| genetic characterisation of taenia multiceps cysts from ruminants in greece. | this study was designed to genetically characterise the larval stage (coenurus) of taenia multiceps from ruminants in greece, utilising dna regions within the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (partial cox1) and nadh dehydrogenase 1 (pnad1) mitochondrial (mt) genes, respectively. a molecular-phylogenetic approach was used to analyse the pcox1 and pnad1 amplicons derived from genomic dna samples from individual cysts (n=105) from cattle (n=3), goats (n=5) and sheep (n=97). results revealed five and ... | 2016 | 26688203 |